tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post8289553428993972907..comments2023-09-17T15:39:36.781+01:00Comments on Sverre's Chess Corner: Finally AvailableSverre Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796086172553035906noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post-57104626951526678772007-02-21T10:31:00.000+01:002007-02-21T10:31:00.000+01:00I am pleased that you are happy with our solutions...I am pleased that you are happy with our solutions. Hopefully you will not be the only one. <BR/><BR/>I can confirm that Greet's book is exceptional. I doubt I have ever seen a book that offers so much contents for your money, and most of it seems very well thought out. So if you plan to play the Ruy Lopez with White too, it is a very good complimentary book. <BR/><BR/>I would just like to mention that the RL Introduction of our book will offer you more (also from White's point of view) about 3...a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Be7?! than Greet's book does. Greet suggests a transposition to main lines with 6.0-0, while we offer 6.d4!, which presents Black with some very real problems.<BR/><BR/>The same goes for 5...Nf6?! where Greet offers 6.Qe2 with a transposition, while we again recommend 6.d4! (and explain briefly why 6.Ng5 is not so strong).<BR/><BR/>The reason we cover these moves in our book, is that they might have been alternative ways for Black to reach the Closed Ruy Lopez if it hadn't been for these defects.<BR/><BR/>However, both Greet's recommendations are sound and rational, and in general his book is extremely detailed.Sverre Johnsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796086172553035906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post-45065129527296980802007-02-21T03:41:00.000+01:002007-02-21T03:41:00.000+01:00Thanks for the response. It sounds great! With thi...Thanks for the response. It sounds great! With this, and Greet's amazing new book for white, I should be covered in my Ruy needs.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post-67222660523048277362007-02-20T07:43:00.000+01:002007-02-20T07:43:00.000+01:00Hello Devil,In principle the book covers all White...Hello Devil,<BR/><BR/>In principle the book covers all White's major options after 3...a6 in the Ruy Lopez. After 4...Nf6 it covers 5.Qe2 (9 pages) 5.d4 (3 pages), 5.Nc3 (2 pages) and 5.d3 (3 pages). We mainly recommend lines with an early ...Be7, as that saves the Closed RL player some preparation after 5.0-0 Be7, when 6.Qe2, 6.d4, 6.Nc3 and 6.d3 again are viable options. We realize that these may not be the optimal choices for Open RL players, who don't have to worry about White's sixth move deviations.<BR/><BR/>But the book may hold another attraction for Open RL players. If you would like to expand your repertoire, the variation 5...Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Qd7!? (which are dealt with in some detail) normally leads to positions that will feel quite familiar to Open RL players after 11.Nbd2 Rae8 12.Nf1 exd4 13.cxd4 Na5 14.Bc2 d5! 15.e5 Ne4.<BR/>Also the recommendation against 9.d4 (9...Bg4 10.Be3 exd4 11.cxd4 d5!? 12.e5 Ne4) holds a lot in common with the Open RL.Sverre Johnsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796086172553035906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post-74649565625137370642007-02-20T04:16:00.000+01:002007-02-20T04:16:00.000+01:00I am excited by your book, and am curious about ho...I am excited by your book, and am curious about how many early-move variations you cover? I usually play the open ruy, but quite often after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6, white doesn't play the standard 5. 0-0. Will you be covering alternatives to 5. 0-0? If so, I'll use the book for my non-open Ruy repertoire!Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.com